ERIC Number: EJ1386493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2548-8457
EISSN: EISSN-2548-8465
Between Oral Language Anxiety and Students' Arabic Language Learning Outcomes in Malaysian Secondary Schools
Ismail, Zawawi; Rasit, Nurwaina; Supriyatno, Triyo
International Journal of Language Education, v7 n1 p143-161 2023
Anxiety is an affective factor that plays an important role in affecting the mastery and achievement of language learning. This study aims to examine the level of oral language anxiety and its relationship with learning outcomes among religious secondary school students in Malaysia. The questionnaire was distributed to 500 form four students from 20 religious secondary schools. Findings show that the levels of oral language anxiety is moderately high level with values (Min = 3.48; SP = 0.64). The significant relationship between student learning outcomes and listening anxiety skills (r = -0.121, p <0.05) and speaking anxiety (r = -0.154, p <0. 05) at a significance level of 0.01. This study suggests that teachers should always be sensitive to the psychological needs of students by always provide motivation, encouragement and using effective teaching methods to overcome the anxiety of learning Arabic.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Arabic, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Religious Schools, Correlation, Listening Skills, Speech Skills, Language Proficiency, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature
UNM Jl Daeng Tata Raya Makassar, South Sulawesi 90224 Indonesia. e-mail: ijole@unm.ac.id; Web site: https://ojs.unm.ac.id/ijole/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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